O’h it’s on alright, don’t you worry. This Truckin’ has it all. High octane jamming, varying speeds and moods, plus crisp, delicate edges. It’s like a show within a show all its own. Jerry leads the way but like all the best performances of this band, everyone is on point and combines to make something really special. C-freedom’s review nails the detailed take. In short, don’t miss it.

Only one show in Philly on this tour
and wow do they get their $ worth.

This is a very cool & gigantic first set.
Easily one of my favorites of this Spring Tour.
I think the Don't Ease really brings it to another level quickly.
Donna is singing from BIODTL onward.

What focuses my attention is:
Cumberland
Box of Rain
Row Jimmy-with Donna
Jack Straw
TLEO
that is all pretty sweet!!!

and since it is 1973
they got 9 more coming after that
including a HCS
and PITB.
Note: the PLAYIN' jam is mainly atonal
so it is trippy how they get back to
the Main TEN

NOTE: There are so many highlights here and no way I can remember everything from this recording.
Hopefully, it is tucked safely in my brain somewhere.
but SOUND ******
LIST*****
JAMS*****
HARMONIES*****
downside-there are a couple of vocal flubs
and we are talking 2 or 3 on a 31 song night
but even those just provoke the band to grind it out.

Set Two
Just listening to the band as they head for Truckin'
and they are a wonder to behold.
Inside the Truckin at about ten minutes they seem to veer
into the Dark Star but don't consummate it.
What follows are some epic jazzy adventures.
18 minutes in and they are still exploring,
This probably would have been the Dark Star>Eyes
but this is way more free form.
more abstract than Dark Star?
Who would have 'thunk' it.
the musicians are all giving their input
and this is really what it was all about.
Spanish Jam around 22 minutes in.
Gives the band something to coalesce around.
and everybody on the same page.
where do they go from here.
the reason this impresses me
is they went so far out on the SPACE
that the Spanish Jam is really solid
27 minutes and there is another drift towards SPACE
Jerry sizzling and yes more free style noodling
by both Phil & Jerry.
Billy sounds like an entire orchestra.
That is certainly one of the most unique pieces of music.
I was already really digging this Spectrum show
now I find it in a class with my absolute favorite shows.
kinda cool that they melt into the Dark Star.
I was wondering if Jerry was gonna sing it? He Does!
There is tons of stuff that could be said
but really the music speaks so beautifully
for itself here,

and yes I put this up with 2/15/73-Dane
which is the highest complement that this HEAD
reared on 2/15/73 can give.

SING ME BACK HOME!!!
Now that is a last ballad of the night- rarity
check those harmonies.
Bob Weir can lay down those harmonies
Jerry just perfect on the vocals.
A spot for Donna to shine.
THE GOSPEL IS GOOD NEWS
wise folks still seek HIM...

Sugar Magnolia- more great harmonies
These 73 Sugar Mag's are mighty swell.
that pause between Sugar and the Sunshine
just one of those nebulous GD moments.
Talk about freaking & peaking.
"Goodnight"-Weir

e)Johnny B- so even though Weir sings most of it.
I always considered it a Jerry offering.
Wow they jammed that one.

Wow. Any show that can get me excited about a Row Jimmy is one for the ages. And the Truckin’ — while including a Spanish Jam — clocking in at 32 minutes is beyond description. At almost 4 hours, this is prime Dead in workhorse mode, anticipating the coming fall with alacrity and confidence. The mods on Alligator also add to the evolving sound perfectly — biting but thin and jazzy. Definitely worth listening over and over again.

This is a very solid show.The 2nd set is amazing all the way thru.